Orlando: LED Night Kayak & Paddleboard Tour Lake Ivanhoe

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Duration2h

GroupUp to 20

LanguagesEN

Mobile ticketAccepted

Night paddling under city lights on Lake Ivanhoe with glowing kayaks

You’ll paddle glowing clear kayaks or SUPs across Lake Ivanhoe with city lights behind you and colorful LEDs lighting up everything below. Local guides help you get started (even if you’re new), snap photos for you, and provide all your gear plus a dry bag for your stuff. It’s part adventure, part chill night out — you might end up seeing Orlando in a whole new way.

Step-by-step itinerary

Night Glow Paddle Tour in Orlando

Arrive at Lake Ivanhoe Boat Ramp
Receive beginner paddle lesson
Choose paddleboard or kayak
Put on safety equipment
Begin paddle on Lake Ivanhoe
Enjoy LED-lit underwater views
Admire Orlando city skyline
Guides take complimentary photos
End paddle tour
Dine at Lake Ivanhoe Village restaurant

The Experience

The first thing I noticed wasn’t the lights — it was how quiet everything felt once we pushed off from the Lake Ivanhoe Boat Ramp. Downtown Orlando was right there, all neon and glass in the background, but out on the water it was just us and this weird soft hum of crickets and distant traffic. Our guide, Jamie, handed me a paddle and grinned like he knew something I didn’t. He told us to wait for a second before turning on the LEDs — “You’ll see why,” he said. And yeah, when those colors hit the water, it was like someone flipped a switch inside the lake itself.

I picked a clear kayak (my friend went for a paddleboard — she’s braver than me) and we drifted over these patches of underwater plants that looked almost fake under the lights. The tour is supposed to be beginner-friendly, but I still managed to splash myself right away. Jamie just laughed and said everyone does that their first time. He pointed out some fish darting around below us — honestly, I wouldn’t have noticed them without the glow. There were a couple of other locals out jogging by the shore; one waved at us like this was totally normal Tuesday night stuff.

We stopped for photos halfway through (included in the tour), which is good because my phone stayed dry in their little bag — I’m not risking it over open water again. The air smelled sort of green and humid, if that makes sense? You could hear people laughing from one of the bars across the lake but mostly it was just our group moving along quietly together. Afterward, we wandered into one of those restaurants in Lake Ivanhoe Village still wearing our damp shorts. Nobody seemed to mind. I keep thinking about how different Orlando looks from out there at night — softer somehow.

What’s included

Your evening includes all safety equipment for kayaking or paddleboarding on Lake Ivanhoe—plus an introductory lesson if you’re new—complimentary photographs taken by your guide during the night glow paddle session, water to drink while out on the lake, and a dry bag so your phone and keys stay safe even if you get splashed along the way.

Good to know

Moderate physical levelPets welcomePublic transport nearbyNot for heart conditionsNot for back problemsInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Epic Paddle Adventures